When we think of inspiration, we often think of blooming flower fields and hot cups of home-brewed coffee and perfectly organized desks. But I want to challenge that vision. I believe true and lasting inspiration, and ultimately impact, is found in the stories behind the dying flower pots that you tried so hard to keep…
Tag: feelings
3 Tips to Help You Read The Bible, Even When You Don’t Get That “Feeling”
I was talking to a friend about reading the Bible the other day, and she turned to me and said, “It’s so hard for me to read the Bible when I don’t feel like I’m getting anything from it. It doesn’t bring me the joy or revelations that I hear people talking about all the…
This Will Always Feel Like Home
I have one more day left here in Madrid. Writing that down feels so weird. It feels as if just yesterday I wrote my week-one wrap-up. It just goes to show that time really does fly when you’re having fun. This new place and these new people and experiences have gone by in a blink…
When Writing Reaches Upward
What is writing if it serves no purpose? What good is a blog that neither shifts minds nor molds hearts nor encourages bodies? What is the point of a platform if it creates no lasting effect on its audience? And why spend your life writing things that only enter the reader’s brain for a second…
Dealing With Sorrow 5,000 Miles From Home
Today has been the hardest day in Madrid so far. In the past three days I have experienced so much hurt and sorrow that I just want to be curled up in a ball on my bed at home. My heart hasn’t hurt like this in a long time. I haven’t cried like this in…
Embodied Love 